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COLONIAL  ANNAPOLIS 


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Washington,  Baltimore  & Annapolis  Electric  Railroad 


Terminal  Stations 


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COLONIAL  ANNAPOLIS 


Quiet,  winding  streets,  with  trees  o'er  hung, 
I sauntered  through  today, 

Where  anciently  the  songs  were  sung 
Which  warmed  men  to  the  fray 
That  gave  our  nation  form  and  birth 
And  being  on  the  Earth. 


To  be  convinced  that  Annapolis  is  an  ancient  town,  one  doesn’t  have  to 
consult  the  chronicles  of  history,  nor  even  the  wealth  of  tradition  and  folklore 
stories  which  abound  among  the  natives.  These,  to  be  sure,  are  interesting  in 
their  way — yes,  intensely  so  to  many  of  us ; but  of  far  more  interest  to  the  average 
tourist  is  a stroll  through  the  quaint  old  Annapolis  streets,  when  one  has  the 
time  to  dawdle  and  dream  and  the  day  is  one  of  summer’s  best. 

The  romance  of  this  historic  old  city  by  the  Severn  gets  you  at  the  start. 
It  grips  your  interest,  your  imagination.  It  fascinates  you.  You  find  yourself 
dreaming  dreams  and  growing  delightfully  languid  in  pondering  the  eventful 
past.  The  great  volume  of  history  that  was  made  here  one  hundred,  two 
hundred,  yes,  some  of  it  better  than  two  hundred  and  fifty  years  ago,  suddenly 

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takes  on  an  added  interest,  and  you  find  yourself  wondering  why  you  aren’t 
carrying  a Maryland  History  in  your  left-hand  coat  pocket.  And  so,  without 
premeditation,  you  fall  in  love  with  Annapolis. 

Ask  anybody  who  knows,  and  he  will  tell  you  that  Annapolis  is  probably 
the  greatest  centre  of  antiquity  on  the  continent.  There’s  hardly  a street  to  be 
found  in  all  the  quaint  old  town  but  that  possesses  the  charm  and  atmosphere 
lent  by  dozens  of  well-preserved,  pre-Revolutionary  residences  and  other  buildings. 
Some  are  stately  mansions  of  brick,  with  the  inevitable  wide  chimney  at  each 
end  of  the  gabled  roof,  and  were,  in  the  good  old  colonial  days,  occupied  by  men 
whose  names  are  indelibly  inscribed  among  the  “immortals” — celebrated  because 
of  their  part  in  the  founding  of  our  great  Republic  and  in  nurturing  it  in  its  infancy. 
Here,  one  is  told,  lived  Samuel  Chase,  and  there  William  Paca,  two  of  Maryland’s 
four  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  Yes,  and  over  there,  on  lower 
Shipwright  street,  the  famous  Charles  Carroll  of  Carrollton,  another  of  the  im- 
mortal four,  lived  and  labored  for  the  good  of  the  new-born  “Giant  of  the  West,” 
surviving,  by  six  years,  all  the  other  signers  of  the  Declaration.  And  so  the  merry 
music  of  colonial  tales  goes  on,  as  one  wanders  and  wonders. 

Without  its  romance,  its  long  eventful  story  of  the  past,  about  which  much 
more  will  be  said  anon,  Annapolis  would  still  be  a point  of  deep  interest  to  tourists. 
As  the  capital  city  of  Maryland,  it  is,  of  course,  especially  interesting  to  Mary- 
landers; and  as  the  seat  of  the  great  Naval  Academy  of  the  nation,  it  very  naturally 
becomes  a focal-point  for  the  interest  of  every  true  American.  Here,  amid  the 
glories  of  Maryland’s  charms,  the  future  Admirals  of  the  American  Navy  are 
trained;  and  here,  amid  these  selfsame  charms,  many  past  and  present  “lights” 


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The  Naval  Academy  Chapel 
The  Final  Resting  Place  of  Admiral  John  Paul  Jones 


The  Old  State  House 

Containing  the  Room  where  General  George  Washington  Resigned  his  Commission  as  Commander-in-Chief 

of  the  Continental  Army 


of  our  Navy  were  fitted  for  the  service.  Among  these  latter  we  recall  the  names 
of  Sampson,  Dewey,  Schley,  Hobson,  Evans,  Clark,  Phillips,  Bagley,  Wainwright. 

The  Naval  Academy  buildings  are  as  picturesquely  situated  as  they  are 
elaborately  planned  architecturally.  They  are  grouped  on  a slope  on  the  south 
side  of  the  river,  and  are  somewhat  elevated  above  it.  The  grounds  about  them 
are  green  with  the  velvet  of  a well-kept  lawn,  and  a host  of  big  trees  rear  their 
heads  majestically  aloft. 

Of  the  Naval  Academy  buildings,  Bancroft  Hall  is  the  largest  and  most 
pretentious  of  the  group.  Its  immensity  can  well  be  imagined  when  we  tell  you 
that  it  is  larger  than  the  Capitol  at  Washington  by  considerably  over  40,000 
square  feet  and  covers  twenty  acres  of  ground.  The  cost  to  erect  the  Academy 
buildings  is  said  to  have  been  $20,000,000.00. 

The  Naval  Academy  stands  on  the  site  of  what  was  formerly  Fort  Severn, 
a military  post  in  the  early  days.  The  Academy  was  established  by  Act  of 
Congress  dated  October  10,  1845.  It  is  to  the  navy,  of  course,  what  West 
Point  is  to  the  army,  and  it  makes  Annapolis  of  world-wide,  as  well  as  of 
nation-wide  interest.  And  why  shouldn’t  it,  when  it  is  called  “the  greatest  naval 
school  in  the  world!” 

Midshipmen  drills  and  band  concerts  are  given  at  the  Academy  daily,  and  there 
are  many  relics  of  our  country’s  infancy  assembled  here  which  are  of  general 
interest.  Some  of  the  historic  old  naval  vessels  that  defended  America  during 
its  young,  frail  life  are  still  to  be  seen.  The  body  of  Admiral  John  Paul  Jones 
which,  after  a long-  search  by  the  Government’s  representative,  was  at  last  found 
in  France,  was  taken  up  and  brought  to  Annapolis,  where,  with  impressive  cere- 


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monies,  it  was  placed  in  Bancroft  Hall.  These  ceremonies  were  attended  by  a 
throng  of  people,  among  them  being  President  Roosevelt  and  others  of  the  nation’s 
celebrities. 

Probably  no  State  House  in  the  Union  is  of  so  much  interest,  historically, 
as  the  old  Maryland  State  House  at  Annapolis.  The  original  building  was  erected 
in  1696,  history  tells  us,  but  it  was  destroyed  by  fire  within  the  succeeding  decade. 
The  life  of  the  present  building  dates  from  1770,  and  stands  on  the  site  of  the 
original  structure,  on  the  hill  which  served  as  a camping  ground  for  troops  during 
the  Revolutionary  War. 

The  spacious  halls  of  the  present  State  House  have  held  many  notable  assem- 
blies, and  events  of  more  than  passing  interest  have  occurred  within  their  historic 
precincts.  Significant  among  them  is  the  occasion  of  General  Washington  resigning 
of  his  commission  as  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  Continental  Army,  presented 
to  the  Congress,  then  assembled  in  the  Senate  Chamber  of  the  present  structure  on 
December  23,  1783.  Here,  also,  Congress  ratified  the  treaty  with  Great  Britain 
at  the  close  of  the  Revolution,  and  commissioners  from  five  states  assembled  here 
in  1786  and  took  action  leading  to  the  adoption  of  the  Federal  Constitution — 
that  liberty-giving  document  which  every  true  American  reveres. 

The  historical  paintings  in  Maryland’s  State  House  are  well  worth  seeing, 
and  one  doesn’t  need  to  be  an  historian  to  appreciate  them.  One,  which  every 
American  will  love,  graphically  depicts  the  event  just  mentioned — General  Wash- 
ington resigning  his  military  commission.  Another  presents  that  historical  bit 
of  arson  known  as  the  “Burning  of  the  ‘Peggy  Steuart,’  ” painted  by  Frank  B. 
Mayer.  Then  there  is  an  excellent  portrait  of  each  of  Maryland’s  four  signers 
of  the  Declaration, — William  Paca,  Thomas  Stone,  Charles  Carroll  and  Samuel 


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Governor’s  Mansion 


Liberty  Tree 

Under  which  the  Colonial  Patriots  Met 


Chase.  A portrait  of  Thomas  Johnson,  first  Governor  of  Maryland,  is  another 
of  the  many  fine  paintings  that  embellish  the  walls  of  the  old  State  House.  At 
this  point  it  may  be  interesting  to  note  that  Governor  Johnson  was  elected  in 
the  fall  of  1776,  and  was  inaugurated  at  Annapolis  on  March  21,  1777,  the  cere- 
monies of  which  were  followed  by  a great  banquet,  ball  and  illumination. 

When  one  is  searching  around  the  old  State  House  for  reminders  of  the  past, 
he  turns  an  angle  in  the  great  brick  walls  and  soon  finds  himself  in  the  august 
presence  of  Baron  de  Kalb.  The  Baron  commands  the  respect  of  every  American 
and  the  profound  admiration  of  a multitude.  His  inestimable  service 
to  the  Colonies  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution  can  never  be  forgotten;  and  Congress 
did  a commendable  thing  when  it  took  action  providing  for  this  memorial  in  the 
Maryland  State  House  grounds  to  the  hero  of  the  gory  battlefield  of  Camden 
(S.  C.),  where  he  perished  August  18,  1780.  The  inscription  on  the  statue  closes 
with  these  appropriate  words:  “The  Congress  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
in  gratitude  for  his  zeal,  service  and  merit,  have  erected  this  monument.”  The 
statue  is  of  bronze  and  rests  on  a marble  base. 

In  front  of  the  State  House  stands  the  impressive  figure,  also  in  bronze,  of 
Roger  Brooke  Taney,  that  eminent  Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court  and  a distinguished  Marylander.  Bom,  of  humble  parents,  on  the  shores 
of  Battle  Creek,  an  arm  of  the  Patuxent  River,  in  Southern  Maryland,  Roger 
Brooke  Taney’s  career  should  be  an  inspiration  to  every  lad  in  the  land.  Beginning 
his  career  as  a lawyer,  he  gradually  rose  higher  in  public  life,  filling  successfully 
the  positions  of  member  of  the  Maryland  House  of  Delegates,  State  Senator, 
Attorney-General  of  Maryland,  Attorney-General  of  the  United  States,  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury,  and  Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  The 


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latter  position  he  held  for  many  years,  in  course  of  which  decisions  were  rendered 
in  many  important  cases,  those  relating  to  the  Fugitive  Slave  Law  being  the 
most  notable.  Roger  Brooke  Taney  was  a picturesque  figure  in  his  time,  and 
the  hatless,  bronze  form  that  stands  watch  in  front  of  the  Maryland  State  House 
gives  one  but  a faint  impression  of  the  greatness  of  the  man.  This  statue  originally 
stood  inside  the  State  House,  as  the  sculptor  intended,  which  is  the  reason  for  its 
being  hatless. 

Very  near  the  State  House,  in  the  rear,  stands  the  new  Court  of  Appeals 
building.  It  was  begun  in  1901,  and  has  been  in  use  but  a short  while.  The 
Governor’s  mansion  is  nearby,  surrounded  by  a mass  of  trees  and  flower  beds. 

An  institution  that  has  lent  as  much  fame  to  Annapolis  as  any  other,  no 
doubt,  is  old  St.  John’s  College.  It  is  a non-sectarian  institution,  and,  under  its 
present  name,  was  founded  in  1789.  The  actual  date  of  its  founding,  however, 
might  be  given  as  much  earlier,  because  St.  John’s  is  really  the  descendant  of 
King  William  School,  founded  in  1696,  at  the  time  the  State  capital  was  changed 
from  St.  Mary’s  to  Annapolis,  or  Providence,  as  the  town  was  then  called.  King 
William  School  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having  been  the  first  free  school  in  the 
colony.  McDowell  Hall,  the  main  building  of  St.  John’s,  was  originally  built  as 
a residence  for  Maryland’s  Governors.  This  school  occupies  historic  ground. 
On  its  front  campus  is  the  old  "Liberty  Tree,”  estimated  to  be  about  600  years  old, 
under  which,  the  story  goes,  colonial  patriots  met  to  consider  means  of  defense 
against  the  tyranny  of  Great  Britain.  French  soldiers  who  came  to  America  to 
support  the  colonies  in  the  Revolution,  are  buried  on  the  school’s  rear  campus. 
St.  John’s  is  the  Alma  Mater  of  many  prominent  men,  among  them  being  Francis 
Scott  Key,  author  of  the  National  Anthem. 


Sands  House 
Said  to  be  the  Oldest  House  in  Annapolis,  Built  in  1649 


The  lure  of  old  Annapolis  lies  more  in  the  architectural  relics  of  the  colonial 
period,  dating  from  the  founding  of  the  town  in  1649  down  to  the  Revolution, 
than  in  the  elegant  public  buildings  having  to  do  with  more  modem  affairs.  Mor- 
tals seem  prone  to  prize  more  and  more  a memoir  of  the  past,  as  its  age  increases. 
Buildings  and  relics  hoary  with  age,  though  intrinsically  valueless,  seem  to  possess 
an  enchanting  atmostphere.  This  condition  is  emphasized,  of  course,  if  some 
celebrated  person  or  event  of  the  early  days  was  intimately  associated  with  the 
object  in  question.  And  so  it  is  the  ancient  features,  in  fact  and  in  questionable 
tradition,  that  lend  color  and  charm  to  Annapolitan  haunts,  and  give  to  the  tourist 
and  stranger  a sense  of  being  re-bom  into  a long-ago  epoch. 

In  roaming  the  shady  streets  here,  one  is  reminded  of  what  the  poet  Byron 
said, — that  “From  the  wreck  of  the  past,  which  hath  perished,  This  much  I at 
least  may  recall.”  In  this  connection  these  words  seem  very  appropriate  to  use 
here,  because  it  is  from  the  wreck  of  the  past  in  Annapolitan  quarters  that  we 
recall  so  much  that  makes  Annapolis  an  object  of  American  veneration  and  a 
mecca  for  tourist  pilgrimages. 

As  we  have  already  pointed  out,  there  are  so  many  pre-Revolutionary  relics 
and  buildings  in  Maryland’s  capital  that  we  feel  a brochure  of  this  character 
would  be  incomplete  without  mentioning  a number  that  we  have  either  not  spoken 
of  at  all  or  have  mentioned  only  in  a most  casual  way.  It  would  indeed  be  hard 
to  find  a more  splendid  representation  of  early  American  architecture  than  we 
have  assembled  here  within  the  boundaries  of  Annapolis,  and  every  one  of  the  old 
places  has  its  individual  sketch  of  history  and  romance  and  folklore.  So  rich  is 
Annapolis  in  this  sort  of  thing  that  many  of  the  horde  of  tourists  will  doubtless 


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feel  as  if  they  want  to  settle  down  and  stay  awhile  amid  the  peace  and  charm  and 
splendor  of  Annapolitan  ways. 

Just  the  quaintest  hotel  you  ever  saw  is  “Carvel  Hall.”  Here  lived, 
in  the  rosy  days  of  the  Eighteenth  Century,  William  Paca,  the  distinguished 
gentleman  whose  signature,  as  everybody  knows,  appears  on  that  memorable  bit 
of  paper  known  as  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  about  which,  much 
has  already  been  said.  Carvel  Hall  was  not  a hotel  in  those  days,  how- 
ever, but  just  a fine  old  colonial  residence  occupied  by  fine  old  colonial  folks. 
We  may  well  imagine  that  the  hospitality  for  which  Maryland  was  so  famous  in 
colonial  days  was  freely  dispensed  in  the  home  of  William  Paca,  at  Annapolis; 
and  there  are  those  who  say  that  the  spirit  of  its  former  host  still  pervades  the 
corridors  of  Carvel  Hall, — that  the  old  mansion,  besides  being  such  a quaint, 
delightfully  romantic  place  to  stop,  is  also  the  right  place  to  get  a tempting  meal. 

The  stately  mansion  of  Samuel  Chase,  whose  signature  likewise  appears  on 
the  oft-mentioned  Declaration,  stands  on  Maryland  Avenue  about  midway 
between  State  Circle  and  the  Naval  Academy.  It  is  one  of  the  most  imposing  of 
the  old  mansions  adorning  Annapolis,  is  well  preserved,  and  is  now  used  as  a home 
for  the  aged. 

On  the  opposite  side  of  the  street  from  the  Chase  mansion  is  the  Harwood 
House.  It  is  said  to  have  been  erected  about  1770,  is  in  excellent  condition,  and 
is  now  occupied. 

Follow  Maryland  Avenue  on  down  to  the  edge  of  the  Naval  Academy  and 
turn  to  the  right  on  Hanover  street.  Just  around  the  comer  is  the  old  Glebe 
House,  occupied  from  1759  to  1885  as  the  parish  house  of  St.  Anne’s  Church, 
itself  entitled  to  a goodly  slice  of  the  colonial  fame  that  lends  so  much  interest  to 


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Annapolis  today.  Certainly  you’ll  be  interested  to  know  that  St.  Anne’s  parish 
was  established  under  an  act  of  the  British  Parliament  in  1692.  The  first  building 
was  erected  in  1695,  and  replaced  by  a second  structure  in  1792.  The  latter 
building  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1858,  and  the  present  St.  Anne’s  built  soon 
thereafter.  It  will  be  seen,  therefore,  that  the  Glebe  House  has  historic  connections. 

Leaving  the  Glebe  House,  a walk  of  less  than  half  a block  along  Hanover 
Street  brings  you  to  the  old  home  of  Anthony  Steuart,  owner  of  the  brig  “Peggy 
Steuart.”  Is  there  a schoolboy  who  doesn’t  know  the  story  of  the  burning  of  the 
“Peggy  Steuart”?  How  absorbing  this  bit  of  history  becomes  when  one  actually 
stands  in  front  of  the  old  house  and  recalls  the  story,  letting  thought  revert  remin- 
iscently to  what  actually  occurred  on  the  very  spot  where  he  now  stands.  It  is 
easy  to  imagine  how  the  Maryland  patriots  gathered  here  in  the  street  in  front 
of  Steuart’s  house;  how  the  gibbet  was  pitched  and  the  tragic  significance  of  its 
presence;  how  he  was  awakened  in  the  middle  of  the  night,  and  his  appearance 
there  on  the  little  colonial  porch  in  front — how  the  burning  of  the  cargo  of 
tea  was  sternly  demanded  and  the  gibbet  threatened  if  the  demand  was  not 
at  once  acceded  to.  Yes,  one  can  vividly  picture  all  these  details  as  he  stands 
in  front  of  the  age-old  Steuart  House  and  ponders  the  story,  which  loses  none 
of  its  interest  with  the  passing  of  the  years. 

Another  famous  old  place  in  Annapolis  is  the  Home  and  Printing  Office  of 
Jonas  Green,  on  Charles  Street.  It  was  in  this  old  building  that  the  Maryland 
Gazette,  founded  in  1727  and  the  first  newspaper  published  in  Maryland,  was 
printed.  The  existence  of  this  paper  continued  for  94  years,  through  the  most 
stirring  and  eventful  period  of  American  development.  On  the  first  page  of  this 
paper,  of  the  issue  of  Friday,  May  24,  1745,  appears  an  item  on  the  arrival  and 


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reception  of  the  King  and  Queen  of  Poland  in  Olmuiz  (a  city  of  Bohemia),  on 
January  9,  of  the  same  year,  or  four  months  and  a half  before  its  publication  in 
the  Gazette.  We  mention  this  to  show  how  slowly  news  from  abroad  traveled  in 
those  days. 

Obliquely  across  the  street  from  the  Jonas  Green  establishment  is  the  elegant 
home  of  William  Pinkney,  who  was  called  by  Daniel  Webster  “the  greatest  of 
advocates.”  He  it  was  who,  in  1806,  when  both  France  and  England  were  preying 
on  American  commerce,  was  sent  as  Envoy  Extraordinary  to  England  to  try  and 
get  redress.  After  five  years  spent  abroad  without  success,  he  returned  to  America 
just  before  the  War  of  1812.  Through  this  war  the  redress  William  Pinkney  had 
so  eagerly  but  unsuccessfully  sought  was  finally  obtained.  The  William  Pinkney 
house  appears  from  without  to  be  a palatial  old  homestead,  and  it  is  now  occupied 
by  Dr.  Wells,  a prominent  physician  of  Annapolis. 

A little  way  below  Carvel  Hall,  where  East  Street  crosses  Prince  George, 
is  the  Brice  House,  another  of  the  handsome  colonial  structures  that  came  into 
being  in  1770  to  grace  Annapolis.  It  is  so  distinctively  colonial  and  so  attractive 
withal,  that  one  isn’t  likely  to  pass  it  by  without  stopping  for  a more  protracted 
view.  Your  attention  is  first  attracted  by  the  striking  appearance  of  the  central 
building,  with  its  peaked  roof  and  broad  chimneys.  Then  the  low  wings,  which 
make  out  from  each  side,  arouse  your  curiosity,  and  keep  you  wondering  till  some 
accommodating  passerby  tells  you  that  these  subjoined  buildings  were  the  ser- 
vants’ cabins  or  “quarters.” 

Aunt  Lucy  Smith’s  Bake  Shop  is  just  below  the  Brice  House,  on  Prince  George 
Street;  and  a little  way  below  that  is  the  very  antiquated  Sand’s  House,  said  to 
be  the  oldest  house  in  Annapolis.  From  this  we  infer  that  it  must  have  been  built 
when  the  town  was  founded,  in  1649. 


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Carvel  Hall,  The  Old  Home  of  William  Paca 
One  of  the  Signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence 


Home  of  Jonas  Green 

Where  the  First  Newspaper  in  Maryland  was  Published  in  1727 


Annapolis  was  founded  by  the  Puritans,  and  was  called  “Providence.”  The 
causes  which  lead  up  to  this  settlement  of  the  Puritans  in  Maryland,  are  interesting. 
When  Charles  I.  was  beheaded,  sentiment  in  the  Virginia  colony  was  divided. 
The  Episcopalians  in  Virginia,  who  were  in  the  majority,  looked  upon  the  beheading 
of  King  Charles  as  a great  calamity,  and  were  intolerent  of  those  who  thought 
otherwise.  The  Puritans  in  Virginia  thought  otherwise,  and  they  were  promptly 
forced  to  leave  the  colony.  About  300  of  them  removed,  in  1649,  to  Maryland, 
and  were  permitted  by  the  Maryland  Governor  to  settle  on  the  Severn.  They 
called  their  settlement  Providence.  A little  later  about  700  more  of  their  faith 
removed  from  Virginia  to  Maryland  and  settled  in  Providence.  Although  kindly 
received  by  Governor  Stone,  representing  Lord  Baltimore,  the  Puritans  soon 
began  to  make  trouble  for  the  Maryland  Catholics,  and  finally  succeeded,  about 
1654,  in  getting  possession  of  the  governmental  machinery  of  the  colony.  This, 
however,  is  another  story. 

On  Shipwright  Street  is  the  Richard  Carvel  House.  This  splendid  structure 
figures  prominently  in  the  plot  of  the  novel  called  “Richard  Carvel,”  and  certainly 
it  impresses  one  as  being  a likely  place  about  which  to  weave  a romance.  It  sits 
back  from  the  street  in  a cluster  of  trees  and  shrubbery,  and  presents  a peaceful 
and  cosy  appearance  to  the  sightseer  in  the  street.  It  is  now  used  as  St.  Mary’s 
convent. 

Just  back  of  the  Carvel  House,  on  Gloucester  Street,  is  St.  Mary’s  Church, 
built  in  1859,  on  ground  that  originally  belonged  to  Charles  Carroll  of  Carrollton 
and  donated  by  his  granddaughters.  It  is  controlled  by  the  Redemptorist  Fathers. 

The  Charles  Carroll  homestead  is  a little  nearer  Spa  Creek,  about  midway 
between  Glouster  and  Shipwright  Streets.  His  life  story  is  an  interesting  one. 


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As  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration,  his  name  will  live  till  the  end  of  time. 
His  position  as  such  is  exceptional,  however,  in  that  he  survived  by  six  years  all 
the  signers  of  this  immortal  document.  “It  is  stated  that,  as  the  signing  was  pro- 
gressing, John  Hancock,  the  President  of  Congress,  asked  Mr.  Carroll,  who  had 
not  the  happiness  of  voting  for  the  Declaration,  if  he  would  sign  it : ‘Most  willingly,’ 
he  replied;  and  taking  a pen,  he  signed  his  name,  as  was  his  habit,  Charles  Carroll. 
A bystander  remarked  aloud,  as  Mr  Carroll  was  signing  his  name,  ‘There  go 
several  millions,’  alluding  to  the  great  wealth  endangered  by  his  adherence  to  the 
cause  of  independence.  ‘Nay,’  said  another;  ‘there  are  several  Charles  Carrolls — 
he  cannot  be  identified.’  Mr.  Carroll  hearing  the  conversation,  immediately 
added  to  his  signature  the  words,  of  CARROLLTON,  the  name  of  the  estate  on 
which  he  resided  remarking  as  he  did  so,  ‘They  cannot  mistake  me  now.’  ’’  His 
passing  away  was  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  95. 

At  the  lower  end  of  Shipwright  Street,  not  far  from  the  old  Carroll  place, 
is  the  sight  of  an  old  shipyard  that  did  business  on  Spa  Creek  as  early  as  1719, 
it  is  said.  There  doesn’t  seem  to  be  much  evidence  now  of  its  former  activities. 
Instead,  this  part  of  the  Annapolis  shore-line  seems  to  call  forth  the  energy  of 
nothing  more  formidable  than  the  small  boy,  who,  disabusing  himself  of  his  clothes, 
takes  a try  at  the  aquatic  stunt,  along  with  his  fellows.  What  appeared  to  be  a 
couple  of  rowing  or  canoe  clubs  seem  now  to  dominate  the  Spa  Creek  terminus 
of  Shipwright  Street. 

So  many  interesting  places  are  tucked  in  here  and  there  around  Annapolis 
that  it  seems  almost  possible  for  one  to  ramble  on  and  on  and  never  get  to  the 
end  of  his  story.  Certainly  the  journalist  and  author  should  find  this  a field  “ripe 
with  the  harvest.”  Inasmuch  as  the  capacity  of  our  “bobbin”  is  limited,  the 


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Steuart  House 

Home  of  Anthony  Steuart,  Owner  of  the  Brig  "Peggy  Steuart,”  burned  in  Annapolis  Harbor,  1774 


The  Home  of  Charles  Carroll,  “of  Carrollton” 
One  of  the  Signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence 


thread  of  our  story  must  be  nipped  before  long.  We  shall  therefore  mention, 
though  briefly,  a few  more  of  the  attractions  of  Colonial  Annapolis  which  we  think 
the  tourist  might  like  to  know  about.  One  which  we  should  not  be  forgetful  of 
is  the  Maryland  residence  of  Admiral  Winfield  Scott  Schley,  the  hero  of  Santiago. 
It  is  situated  at  the  corner  of  Cathedral  and  Franklin  Streets  only  a square  from 
Church  Circle.  Another  is  the  old  Council  House,  in  State  Circle.  It  was  erected 
in  1696,  and  used  as  an  assembly  building  by  the  colonial  Governors  and  Council. 
Still  another  is  the  old  Ridout  House,  on  Gloucester  Street.  This  was  the  home  of 
John  Ridout,  Secretary  to  Horatio  Sharpe,  Governor  from  1753  to  1759.  The 
birthplace  of  Reverdy  Johnson  sits  back  from  College  Avenue  almost  opposite 
St.  John’s.  Reverdy  Johnson  was  born  in  Annapolis  in  1797  and  died  here  in 
1876.  During  his  career  he  was  State  Senator,  United  States  Senator,  Attorney- 
General  of  the  United  States,  and  finally  Minister  to  the  Court  of  St.  James. 
At  the  intersection  of  College  Avenue  and  King  George  Street  stands  the  Ogle 
Mansion,  built  by  Samuel  Ogle,  another  of  Maryland’s  colonial  Governors.  On 
Conduit  Street,  near  Main,  is  Mann’s  Hotel,  where  General  Washington  frequently 
stopped  when  he  visited  Annapolis.  On  Prince  George  Street  near  Maryland 
Avenue  is  the  Major  Dorsey  House,  where  the  first  session  of  the  Maryland  General 
Assembly  was  held  in  1694-1695,  and  a few  doors  below  on  the  same  side  of  the 
same  street  is  the  Thomas  Jennings  House. 

One  of  the  delightful  features  of  Annapolis  and  its  environment  is  its  tidewater 
location.  The  river  Severn,  beside  which  it  drowses  in  the  serene  atmostphere 
of  old  Maryland,  is  navigable  for  vessels  quite  up  to  the  city’s  wharves.  In  fact, 
one  is  apt  to  see  a war  vessel  lying  just  off  the  Naval  Academy  almost  any  time, 
and  two  local  steamboat  lines  make  scheduled  stops  here. 


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The  Chesapeake  Bay  is  near,  very  near,  You  can  easily  imagine  how  near 
when  you  are  told  that  the  dome  of  Maryland’s  capitol,  glinting  in  the  sunlight, 
is  plainly  visible  from  the  deck  of  a bay  steamer  passing  up  or  down  the  superb 
highway  of  the  Chesapeake.  The  Severn  is  also  a popular  haven  for  the  storm- 
tossed  mariner,  when  the  Chesapeake’s  billows  are  wind-swept  and  swollen. 
Many  are  the  times  its  inviting  harbor  has  sheltered  the  bay  craft,  great  and 
small,  when  they  were  “afraid  to  go  through  it.” 

It  is  the  picturesque  side  of  the  Severn,  however,  that  appeals  most  to  some 
of  us.  We  like  its  blend  of  beauty, — the  wooded  or  shrub-grown  banks,  with 
green  meadows  and  hillocks  beyond;  the  landscape  rising  out  of  the  rippling, 
glistening  water  here  and  melting  almost  imperceptibly  into  the  filmy  blue  of  the 
sky  in  the  distance.  And  such  exquisite  coves  and  creeks  as  do  abound!  Spa 
Creek  joins  the  Severn  just  below  the  Naval  Academy  and  certainly  no  one  would 
want  a more  enchanting  place  for  that  most  fascinating  of  aquatic  sports,  canoeing. 
The  writer  recalls  very  well  that  when  he  got  his  first  real  glimpse  of  Spa  Creek 
the  “Call  of  the  Canoe”  hit  him  pretty  hard.  The  club  houses  that  bedeck  the 
water  front  hereabouts  seem  to  indicate  that  the  call  has  not  gone  unheeded. 

The  tourist  who  has  at  his  disposal  sufficient  time  to  hunt  up  all  these  historic 
spots  with  their  attending  relics,  will  be  well  repaid  for  his  trouble.  Looking 
back,  “through  the  gathering  mist  of  the  years,”  he  will  ponder  their  past  with 
as  much  ardor  as  his  inherent  patriotism  can  muster.  Anyhow,  his  visit  should 
prove  instructive ; and  it  goes  without  saying  that  he  will  fall  in  love  with  Colonial 
Annapolis. 


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Brice  House,  Erected  1770 


Washington  Terminal  Station 
12th  and  New  York  Ave.,  N.  W. 


The  Trail  of  the  Trolley 

Annapolis  is  best  reached  via  the  Washington,  Baltimore  and  Annapolis 
Electric  Railroad.  The  division  of  this  road  between  Naval  Academy  Junction 
and  Annapolis  was  formerly  a steam  railroad,  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  country; 
chartered  in  1838  as  the  Annapolis  and  Elkridge  Railroad,  the  construction  of 
the  line  from  Annapolis  to  Annapolis  Junction  where  it  connected  with  the  Balti- 
more and  Ohio  Railroad,  was  completed  in  1840.  This  line  runs  along  the  south 
shore  of  the  Beautiful  Severn  River,  generally  known  as  the  “Hudson  of  the 
South.” 

Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War,  and  following  the  difficulties  in 
moving  troops  through  Baltimore  from  the  north  to  the  national  capital,  the  govern- 
ment gave  some  thought  to  the  possibility  of  transporting  troops  from  the  north 
bank  of  the  Susquehanna  direct  to  Annapolis  by  steamer,  thence  over  this  line 
to  Washington,  and  a number  of  steamers  landed  troops  in  Annapolis  to 
be  moved  in  this  manner.  Efforts  were  made  to  frustrate  this — part  of  the  track 
was  tom  up  and  the  locomotives  disabled.  After  this,  the  government  adopted 
sterner  measures  for  the  protection  of  the  troops  moving  through  Baltimore  which 
resulted  in  opening  that  route  immediately,  and  the  route  via  Annapolis  was 
abandoned. 


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In  1862,  the  Federal  Government  established  a camp  for  paroled  Federal 
prisoners  returned  from  the  South,  at  a point  now  known  as  Camp  Parole,  about 
two  miles  west  of  Annapolis  on  this  road,  and  as  many  as  30,000  men  were  camped 
there  at  one  time. 

In  1906,  work  on  an  electric  line  that  had  been  projected  several  years  earlier 
between  Baltimore  and  Washington  was  begun,  and  the  project  pushed  to  comple- 
tion. A high  speed,  double  track  electric  railroad  of  the  highest  type  of  construction, 
was  completed  and  began  operation  between  Baltimore  and  Washington  in  1908. 
This  company,  known  as  the  Washington,  Baltimore  and  Annapolis  Electric 
Railroad,  had  purchased  the  old  Annapolis  and  Elkridge  Railroad  which  had 
latterly  been  known  as  the  Annapolis,  Washington  and  Baltimore  Railroad,  and 
formed  a connection  with  it  at  Naval  Academy  Junction,  thus  providing  through 
service  from  both  Baltimore  and  Washington  to  Annapolis. 

Another  line  operating  along  the  north  shore  of  the  Severn  River  between 
Baltimore  and  Annapolis  was  purchased  by  the  Washington,  Baltimore  and 
Annapolis  Electric  Railroad  and  that  company  is  now  operating  one  hundred  and 
five  trains  daily  to  and  from  the  city  of  Annapolis,  where,  until  a little  over  a 
score  of  years  ago,  there  were  but  four  trains  each  day. 

The  entire  system  of  the  Washington,  Baltimore  and  Annapolis  Electric 
Railroad  is  replete  with  every  facility  necessary  for  the  safety,  comfort  and  con- 
venience of  the  traveling  public,  and  the  stations  of  this  company  in  Baltimore 
and  Washington  are  most  conveniently  located  in  the  heart  of  the  business  section 
of  each  city. 

The  Baltimore  Terminal  Station  is  located  at  Howard  and  Lombard  Streets 
and  comprises  practically  the  whole  block  bounded  by  Lombard,  Howard,  Pratt 


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Baltimore  Terminal  Station  and  Waiting  Room 
Howard  and  Lombard  Streets 


Baltimore  Terminal  Yards 


and  Eutaw  Streets.  This  building  and  track  facilities  constitute  one  of  the  best 
Electric  Railroad  Stations  in  the  country.  Here  is  a commodious  and  ornate 
Waiting  Room  with  Ticket  Offices,  Parcel  and  Baggage  Checking  Room,  Lunch 
Room,  Barber  Shop,  Ladies’  Waiting  Room,  and  on  the  upper  floors  of  the  building, 
the  general  offices  of  the  Railroad  Company.  The  train  yard  adjoining  this  property 
accommodates  forty-six  cars  and  the  approaches  to  all  of  the  trains  are  covered  so 
that  passengers  are  protected  from  the  weather  in  boarding  and  disembarking 
from  trains. 

The  Washington  Station  is  equally  commodious  and  conveniently  located  in 
that  city  at  12th  and  New  York  Avenue,  northwest,  three  blocks  from  the  Treasury 
Building. 

In  Annapolis,  similar  conveniences  are  provided  at  West  Street  Station  and 
at  Bladen  Street  Station.  In  addition,  trains  run  through  the  city  direct  to  the 
Naval  Academy  Gate,  passing  many  of  the  interesting  old  monuments  of  Annapoiio. 
described  in  the  foregoing.  Those  directly  along  the  route  are  old  St.  Anne’s 
Church,  established  in  1692,  old  State  House,  old  Council  House,  Paca  House, 
Carvel  Hall  Hotel,  Harwood  House,  Chase  House,  Ogle  House,  and  St.  John’s 
College. 

Certain  trains  making  connection  with  the  Claiborne- Annapolis  Ferry,  run 
direct  to  the  Ferry  Wharf  where  passengers  for  Claiborne  and  points  on  the  Eastern 
Shore  of  Maryland  may  board  the  Ferry  without  an  inconvenient  transfer  of 
passenger  or  baggage  through  the  city. 


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